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NetForce 
Directed by Robert Lieberman Produced by Dennis E. Doty
Peggy Griffin
Stephen Lofaro
Steve Pieczenik
Robert Z. ShapiroWritten by Tom Clancy (Story)
Steve Pieczenik (novel)
Lionel Chetwynd (teleplay)Starring Scott Bakula
Joanna Going
Xander Berkeley
Anjul Nigam
and Judge ReinholdMusic by Jeff Rona Cinematography David Hennings Editing by Alan L. Shefland Distributed by Trimark Pictures
ABCRelease date(s) February 1, 1999 Running time 200 min. Country American Language English Budget $20,000,000 (estimated) NetForce is a 1999 American television movie starring Scott Bakula. Based on the Tom Clancy's Net Force series of novels created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, it was broadcast on ABC in 1999.
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Plot
In the year 2005 Alex Michaels (Scott Bakula) is deputy head of a new division of the FBI called "Netforce" which investigates computer crime and polices the Internet. When his boss and mentor, Steve Day, is assassinated, the evidence points to Web pioneer and owner of the company Januscorp, Will Stiles (Judge Reinhold), a character said to be Bill Gates' apprentice. Stiles is about to release a new web browser that may allow him to hack into any computer in the world and to gain control of the Internet.
Michaels is appointed acting Commander of Netforce, and leads his people on the hunt for Stiles.
Cast
- Scott Bakula as Alex Michaels
- Kris Kristofferson as Steve Day
- Judge Reinhold as Will Stiles
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Leong Cheng
- Joanna Going as Toni Fiorelli
- Brian Dennehy as Lowell Davidson
- C. C. H. Pounder as FBI Director Sandra Knight
- Xander Berkeley as Bo Tyler
Awards
- Emmy Award, 1999, nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Golden Reel Award, 2000, nominated for Best Sound Editing - Television Mini-Series - Dialogue & ADR and Best Sound Editing - Television Mini-Series - Effects & Foley[1]
External links
- NetForce (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Images of NetForce on Scott Bakula Fansite
- Images of NetForce on Cary Tagawa Fansite
References
Films directed by Robert Lieberman 1980s 1990s All I Want for Christmas (1991) · Fire in the Sky (1993) · D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) · Titanic (1996) · NetForce (1999)2000s Second String (2002) · Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)2010s The Stranger (2010) · The Tortured (2010) · Breakaway (2011)Categories:- English-language films
- Films based on works by Tom Clancy
- Films based on military novels
- NetForce
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